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Question 1

Graphical Area Forecast Explained

Answer 1

Covers large area of several states, used when there isn’t a terminal area forecast

Question 2

Terminal Area Forecast Defined

Answer 2

Issued for 5NM area around the station issued 4 times a day every 6 hours

Question 3

METAR defined

Answer 3

Current surface observations every hour

Question 4

ATIS

Answer 4

Mostly towered airports, Human monitored, Issued every hour unless SPECI occurs, includes NOTAMS and additional information

Question 5

ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System)

Answer 5

Controlled by National Weather Service, updated every hour unless special conditions (SPECI) arise, used at mostly controlled fields, more sophisticated and standard then AWOS

Question 6

AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System)

Answer 6

FAA controlled (usually), issued every minute and found at uncontrolled fields

Question 7

SPECI

Answer 7

No scheduled metars, issued when there is a major change in one or more reported elements

Question 8

Who to give PIREP to?

Answer 8

PIREPS can be given to ATC or FSS

Question 9

Ceiling defined

Answer 9

Broken or Overcast or Tallest Vertical Visibility

Question 10

METAR Types

Answer 10

ATIS, ASOS, and AWOS